A Glimpse of Glam

Hey everyone!

As you can tell from the title, I was nominated again for the Liebster Award!! I was nominated by Julia Kaylee from jkdawn.blogspot.kr. Huge thanks to you girl for nominating me! I really appreciate it. I recommend to all of you, my lovely readers, to go check out her blog because she posts awesome content.

What exactly is the Liebster Award, you ask? Basically, this is a fun little tag/award kind of thing where bloggers nominate other bloggers to answer questions. The questions can be as random as they come. It's just a way to find new blogs, and to get to know new people.

So the rules for this tag award thing is basically to:

Thank the person who nominated you and link back to them
Answer the 11 questions they posed for you
Nominate 11 new bloggers
Create 11 new questions for them to answer
Let them know you nominated them

It's so awesome how I got nominated again for this. I think the timing is what strikes me as interesting. Easter had just passed, and this was actually the time of year when I first got the idea to create my blog. Well, sort of. To some extent. Because my blog did already exist, but not like it is today. So I think it's pretty cool how it came almost full circle.

I hope you guys all had a lovely Easter! On the Saturday before, there was a huge Easter egg hunt event going on at the mall where I work. Well, it's not exactly a mall, but more of an outdoor shopping center, with a gazebo and fountain and such. It was a bright, sunny day out as well. So many people were there, the crowdedness was reminiscent of Disneyland. I've never celebrated Easter myself, but after seeing all of that, doing an Easter egg hunt seems fun! Did you celebrate Easter? If so, comment down below how it was! I'm always curious to hear about the things going on in your lives too!

Last year at around this time was when I first reworked the direction in which I wanted my blog to go. Not many of you were here when this blog first started back in early 2014. I sort of stopped blogging in mid 2014 because I lost sight of where I wanted to go, and I had some things going on in my personal life that distracted me greatly. Last year at this time, I rediscovered the passion and desire to blog again, and I officially reentered the blogging world this past September. That said, in a way I consider Easter (and basically this time of year) as a marking point as well for this blog because of that.

Like I just said, I've previously been nominated a few times for the Liebster Award as well. If you guys are curious, or just got some time in your hands to waste, check out those posts: Liebster Award, Liebster Award: Part Two, and Liebster Award: Part Three. It will allow you to learn more about me, or it would just give you a good laugh because you will see how weird I was back then compared to now. Well, that's assuming I've changed since then. I'm hoping so. Changed for the better, that is. I'm still pretty weird though.

When you read them, you can really see the growth and change my blog has gone through. Reading old posts to me is like reading past journal entries. It makes me chuckle and reminisce on the things going on in my life at that time of the post, you know what I mean? 

Anyways, without further adieu, here are my answers to JK's questions:


I hope you all enjoyed reading this post, and thank you very much! I wish you all a lovely week!


Til next time,
~A

Hey everyone!

The Lip Product Tag has been circulating for awhile now, and I got tagged awhile back. I'm finally getting around to doing it! The lovely Kay from shoesandglitter had kindly tagged me eons ago. And I deeply apologize that I haven't gotten around to it until now. Do me a favor, and go check out her blog. She is amazing, and her posts are a great read! I love reading about her reviews on perfumes in particular because I admit I know nearly nothing about perfumes, while she is pretty much an expert.

Quick update on my life. Spring is finally here. The weather is getting warmer out. The sun is shining (on the rare days when it isn't storming out because Seattle likes to constantly rain). Best of all, I am on break! Only for a week, but it is still better than nothing. After a hectic, stressful quarter, nothing feels better than to be able to lie around at home guilt-free.

Remember how I was worried about my finals? Yeah, there was more to the story than that. As I've mentioned before, I was taking a ceramics class, art history, and nutrition. However, it was the ceramics class that caused the most stress for me. I am an art major, but I also thought that ceramics would be a nice, relaxing class I could take that would require little brainwork. I was way off. Ceramics is a fickle medium to work with; the many complicated projects we were assigned left me staying really late many nights, and constantly worried about the state of my clay. Luckily, I had some previous experience working with clay because I took some classes back in high school. But, it was still a struggle.

I feel like a lot of times, professors don't realize that as college students, we have other things going on in our lives besides their one class. Add onto that my desire to seek perfection, and you can see why I was so stressed out. For our final project, we had to create a work to perform a ritual that involves three or more people. I came up with a great idea. I had it all down and nearly finished, when it broke. Not just a few minor cracks here and there. No. It was broken to the point where I just had to restart. Once I had FINALLY finished redoing 30 hours of meticulous work, it broke again. But in a different spot. I literally felt so frustrated, I was tempted to just throw it all out a third-story window and break down in tears. That last part (the crying) did happen... But I did manage to salvage what I had in the end! Thank the lord, or else I would have reconsidered my choice in major, which would lead to me rethinking going to college, and then contemplating becoming a hermit who never leaves her parents' house. Ever. Am I exaggerating? No... Maybe.. Okay fine yes. But if you were in my position, you would have felt the same!

Other than that, my finals went well! I aced my other tests. I'm now happily enjoying break knowing that the quarter was stressful, but worth it. Relaxing is nice, but it feels weird to not have something to worry about. Stress can be kind of addicting. Or is that just me?

Anyways, onto the Lip Product Tag! (Man, it feels really nice to be talking about a topic as such, rather than frantically reading articles about drip painting, Cage's obsession on the excellence of everyday life, Greenberg's theories on medium specificity, and other complicated topics.) Comment down below if you actually know what I just mentioned! 

Okay enough babbling about random stuff! Without further adieu..the questions for the LIP PRODUCT TAG are as follows:


I may have more lip products that I like, but those are all the ones I can think of at the moment. Comment down below if you have ever tried any of those that I mentioned!!

I'd like to tag the following to do this post as well!
Aisha from aishettina.blogspot.com
Roberta from milleunrossetto.blogspot.com
Gabrielle from aglassofice.com
Julia Kaylee from jkdawn.blogspot.com
Jasmine from thesixthdisneyprincess.blogspot.com
Nathaliya from potsofsmiles.blogspot.com

Those of you whom I didn't tag feel free to answer these questions too! I would LOVE to read your responses! I like trying out new products, and I also am curious if you guys like the ones I use too.

I hope you guys are having an amazing week! Break is almost over for me sadly enough. But it has been very relaxing and nice. I'm really hoping this coming quarter will be just as enriching and exciting as the past one has been. Fingers crossed! If not though, at least I got summer to look forward to.

Thank you for reading! And I wish you all a wonderful day!


Til next time,
~A

Hey everyone!

What do you know! March is already half over. This is crazy. I swear, this past year has been flying by faster than ever. I just finished my finals for winter quarter at school! I can still remember when I just started. I was so worried about the classes I had chosen. After just a few short months, I feel like I had really bonded with people in my classes, and I was really enjoying them. Now, I have to start over again with new classes and new people. On the bright side, summer is getting closer and closer. Spring is starting to creep up on us, and I can see hints of it. It hailed the other day, and apparently that is a sign that spring is here.

I finally found a day where it wasn't stormy to take some pictures of the things I received from Banggood. It literally has been storming so bad the past week, I couldn't venture outside without being attacked by the wind and rain. But the weather has lightened up, and I was able to seize the opportunity to do a review of the stuff I got.

When I did my first wishlist for Banggood back in January, I chose a few pieces I liked the most to get. I got the dress and the ring from my wishlist, and I added in a leopard print scarf in the spur of the moment when I was choosing things. I wasn't really sure how they would all look together as one outfit, but I'm pleasantly surprised.

Black Dress from Banggood

Scarf from Banggood

Ring from Banggood

Til next time,
~A

Hey everyone!

How are you guys all holding up? I know I always say this, but I really cannot believe how fast time has gone. Just a short while ago, I was starting winter quarter at school. I remember how I had just only told you guys how I was cramming for midterms, and struggling to find time to relax. Now, I'm prepping for finals! What is this? I feel like I am just now getting comfortable in my classes, and liking how my schedule is. On the bright side, this means break is fast approaching! I cannot wait to finally relax and sleep in guilt-free! Even if it's only for a week. But beggars can't be choosers.

Spring is just around the corner. The weather is warming up, and with that comes the endless rainy days as well. I mean, I'm happy I don't need to bundle up anymore. But, I also find it a hassle to have to carry around an umbrella, or be forced to wear my raincoat all the time. I would love to break out my leather jacket again! ...after all, you guys KNOW how much I LOVE my leather jackets! Just a little bit longer and they will be creeping back into my wardrobe.

To get in the spring spirit, I decided to share my wishlist of stuff I want to get from Banggood. I made a wishlist a couple months ago. I ended up ordered some of the stuff from that wishlist, and the package has finally arrived! I will be a post with the stuff I got from there soon! So keep an eye out. Or two. Because I'm assuming you guys have two eyes. Unless something happened. In that case, sorry if that sounded discriminatory. Yeah... okay. Moving on!

One

I found this dress while browsing through their selection. I really love this light summery style! It's a great, simple LBD that can be easily dressed up or down for any occasion. You really can't go wrong with a dress like this.

Two

I am in LOVE with bucket bags at the moment! I really love the casual feel of them. They are very convenient to use, and the versatile style can complement many outfits. I chose this bag in brown instead of a standard black because I realized I don't have a brown bag like this. It has a nice boho feel to it. I think it would be perfect to use on a spring day.

Three

The red color of this simple dress caught my eye. I like how it has this casual feel to it. I can definitely see myself throwing on this dress, a pair of sandals, and being ready for an outing. This would look great with that brown bag too. I'm sensing a potential OOTD...are you?

Four

This dress is so adorable! I really love the print of it. It's something unusual, and yet it would fit into my wardrobe so seamlessly. I'm a sucker for a great printed dress or skirt. Plus, with it being in black and white, you won't risk it being too loud for your liking.

Five

Here's another bag that caught my eye. I don't know why but I really like the look of it. Maybe it's because it has this subtle edgy vibe. I can see it pairing well with that printed dress. Perhaps with some black boots as well?

Six

This dress is something I normally would not go for. I love the big gaping sleeves, and the loose drape of it. It's very summery and boho-chic. But, I'm wondering if it's something I can pull off. I really like it though, and there are so many ways to style it too. You can go a minimalist route, or jazz it up with accessories.

Seven

This last dress is yet another LBD that I would love to include in my wardrobe. I love lace sleeves. This would also be a great dress for the spring because it's black, so you can add just about anything to spruce it up. It would go great with boots or sandals. It's the perfect transitional piece.

Maybe I should have gone and found some rain jackets to add to the list... Because I mean, I was just complaining about the rainy weather. But I usually stay indoors anyways. So what I wear underneath matters more to me. Perhaps I should just stop being lazy and bring an umbrella, so I can wear my beloved leather jackets again. Ha! Who am I kidding? Lazy is my middle name.

Anyways, wish me luck on my finals! I needed this distraction amidst the flurry of stress as the quarter draws to an end. Go check out Banggood for a great selection of stuff if you are looking for things to buy now that spring is coming! They have so many things to choose from, like dresses. I'm a dress person when it comes to warmer weather. So if you are like me, or if you just like shopping in general, check out the site and lemme know what you would get!

What are some things you guys are desperately wanting to get now that spring is arriving? What do you like to wear most during this time of year? Lemme know down in the comments below!

Thank you for reading! I wish you all a lovely week, and hope you are doing well!


Til next time,
~A